City of Johnston City v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Williamson county; the Hon. W. F. Slater, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This appeal is prosecuted to review a judgment of the county court of Williamson county overruling objections of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company to a special assessment levied by the city of Johnston City upon the depot grounds and á portion of the right of way of the company to pay the cost of paving Broadway, a public street crossing the property of appellant at right angles,* in the center of the business district of Johnston City, Illinois. .
About 1894 the Chicago, Paducah and Memphis Railroad Company acquired a right of way 90 feet in width, and constructed thereon a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Lincoln v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- City of East St. Louis v. VogelIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- City of Kankakee v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- City of Chicago v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1917
- City of Kankakee v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
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- City of Barre v. Barre & Chelsea RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1924